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Bloco do Sargento Pimenta

Just in time for Carnival, the 13-piece Bloco do Sargento Pimenta, one of Rio’s most celebrated and funtime street blocos, marry Beatles hits to bloco arrangements, complete with over-the-top Sgt. Pepper’s-era costumes and a backbeat of samba percussion.

The band's vocal deliveries may not come within spitting distance of emulating the voices of the beloved Fab Four, but at least for gringos, their renditions of 'All My Loving', 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Yellow Submarine' offer some Carnival tunes that you can sing along with – without faking it.